First-Year Medical Students Celebrate New Academic Year at Founders' Day - News Center
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No one in my family is in medicine, so putting the coat on for the first time meant a lot to me," said Ellen Li, a first-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program ( MSTP). "It felt like a weight of responsibility, but also a joy of the future - not knowing where my path might go, but feeling that I have a responsibility to help others. That's something I've wanted for my whole life."
"As I got further into the field of medicine, I realized that injury prevention could take many roles, but it was the person that I wanted to help that meant the most to me," Li said.
"You have opened a new portal to your life's work that focuses on medicine and science very few are privileged to enter," Neilson said. "There are a myriad of exciting times ahead for you, not the least of which is working in a medical center teeming with world-class hospitals."
"We have all witnessed firsthand the critical importance of both scientific discovery and compassionate care. You have chosen the very best place to learn about both of these critical aspects,"
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